Official entrance age to compulsory education (years) (Official years) in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Official entrance age to compulsory education (years) (Official years) was 7 years in 2019. ▬ Flat
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Afghanistan, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official entrance age to compulsory education in Afghanistan is 7 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Afghanistan peaked at 7 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7 years, in 1998.
Afghanistan ranks 1st of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Official entrance age to compulsory education (years) (Official years) in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7 years | — |
| 1999 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 years | +0.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 7 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 6 years, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 7 years is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6 years, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 years | 7 years | 7 years | 10 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 1 Croatia 7 years compare
- 1 Equatorial Guinea 7 years compare
- 1 Estonia 7 years compare
- 1 Ethiopia 7 years compare
- 1 Faroe Islands 7 years compare
- 1 Gambia 7 years compare
- 1 Guinea 7 years compare
- 1 Indonesia 7 years compare
- 1 Lithuania 7 years compare
- 1 Mali 7 years compare
- 1 Moldova 7 years compare
- 1 Namibia 7 years compare
- 1 Romania 7 years compare
- 1 Russia 7 years compare
- 1 Rwanda 7 years compare
- 1 Serbia 7 years compare
- 1 South Africa 7 years compare
- 1 Suriname 7 years compare
- 1 Tajikistan 7 years compare
- 1 Tanzania 7 years compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 7 years compare
- 1 Zambia 7 years compare
More education data for Afghanistan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 88,020 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 343,942 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,837 (2003)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,383 (2003)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.43 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.51 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2019)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1811 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Afghanistan?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Afghanistan was 7 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 7 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 years in 1998.
- How does Afghanistan rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Afghanistan ranks 1st out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Official age when students should enter compulsory education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.